Action of the School Board Action of the School Board 05/26/15

Meeting Date:
May 26, 2015

Board Chair
Tom Heidemann

ACTION

of the School School District
Board
Anoka-Hennepin

Recognition

The School board recognized the following students and staff:

Destination Imagination teams

Vice Chair

Marci Anderson

• Lynn Montgomery, Anoka-Hennepin’s Destination Imagination program director recognized the district-record six teams that went to the Global Finals held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. The teams were: The Monroe Mustaches from Monroe
Elementary School; Jamacerggers from Franklin Elementary School; The 4 Ninja Sisters
from Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts; The 1, 2, 3… 7 Super Zonkeys from Johnsville Elementary School; The DIYs from BHS; and Top Secret, also from BHS.

Adapted bowling — CI division

Treasurer
Bill Harvey

• Blaine High School (BHS) seniors Elena Chamberlain and Brock Shepard won first
place in doubles in the CI Division at the 2015 State Adapted Bowling tournament.
• BHS freshman Nathan Spano and Andover High School freshman Chase Brandt won
second place in doubles in the CI Division at the 2015 State Adapted Bowling tournament.

Roosevelt Middle School

Clerk

Jeff Simon

Director

William Fields

Director

Nicole Hayes

• Eighth grader Caleb Van Arragon finished in the top 5 percent at the St. Cloud Math
Contest.
• Eighth graders Benjamin Greenberg, Alexander Hilde, Kole Koolmo, Josh Pagano,
Kelsey Theisen and Andy Vanyo finished in the top 10 percent at the St. Cloud Math
Contest.

Blaine High School

• Principal John Phelps has been named Central Minnesota National Speech and Debate
Association Principal of the Year.
• Freshmen Sara Ho, Sophia Kassela, Hana Tadesse and Pachia Xiong, and sophomores
Dylan Kassela and Amera Hassan earned second place overall, and a gold level rating
at the Jefferson Awards Students in Action state competition.
• Freshmen Josiah Gould and Trent Williams, and sophomore Emma Butzer ranked in
the top 10 percent at the St. Cloud State math competition. Junior Alex Vanyo ranked in
the top 5 percent at the competition.
• Junior Marissa Bullis and senior Jade Carney were named to the All-State Orchestra.
• Junior Ann Jerry and senior Collin Gilmore were named to the All-State Band.
• Seniors Jordan Schwartz, Melvan Washington, Josiah Woods and Ben Zeipelt were
named to the All-State Choir.
• Juniors Michaela Martin, Adam Guenther, Kalya Olsen, Matt Pappas and seniors Dureeti Gaga, Travis Johnson, Alex Vang, Xaitheng Yang, Matalie McGrath, Mazen Hammad, Rachel Keinholz and Max Schwinghammer were named BPA National Leadership Conference qualifiers.

Northdale Middle School

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• Seventh graders Ryan Loomis and Nathan Rode finished in the top 5 percent at the St.
Cloud Math Contest.
• Eighth grader Jonathan Koenmig finished in the top 10 percent at the St. Cloud Math
Contest.